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EOC Spot Check USHC.3.CO

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1.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Match each item with the correct entrepreneur from the Gilded Age.

Groups:

(a) Andrew Carnegie

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(b) John D. Rockefeller

,

(c) J.P. Morgan

Oversaw creation of General Electric

Finaced the merger to create U.S. Steel

Focus of muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell

Standard Oil Company

Immigrated from Scotland

Sold steel business to his competitor.

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose the three items that correctly identify some of the results of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.

Non-elites gained economic and political power as a result of industrialization.

Industrialization often resulted in the creation of cleaner water supplies.

One unintended impact of the Industrial Revolution was a decrease in family size.

The Industrial Revolution helped to strengthen working-class families.

19th-century feminist movements in the West were also concerned with abolition and property rights.

Answer explanation

The Industrial Revolution led to economic and political empowerment for non-elites, a decrease in family size, and feminist movements advocating for abolition and property rights.

3.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel.

Groups:

(a) Social Darwinism

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(b) Both

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(c) Social Gospel

Based on Darwin's theory of evolution.

Examined the lot of poor in industrialized cities.

A Protestant moral reform movement.

Examined the excesses of the rich.

Supports big business

emphasized salvation through work.

Supported lassiez-faire economic policies

Tackles problems of urban industrial societies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

This political cartoon was published in 1894. Which trend does it refer to?

The disparity in income between laborers and industrialists

The involvement of government in private businesses

The concern regarding safety conditions in factories

The increasing power of unions in the United States

Answer explanation

This political cartoon refers to the disparity in income between laborers and industrialists, highlighting the economic inequality of the time.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One of the ways labor unions achieve their goals is by negotiating on behalf of all their members. What is the term for this?

parity

benefits package

workforce mobility

collective bargaining

Answer explanation

Collective bargaining is the term for labor unions negotiating on behalf of all their members to achieve their goals.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one of the following descriptions best describes 'horizontal integration'?

When the government controls the factors of production

A company owns all the businesses that supply it with raw goods

When the government lets businesses operate without restrictions

A company acquires competing businesses and merges them into a single entity

Answer explanation

Horizontal integration refers to a company acquiring and merging competing businesses into a single entity.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

· Organized in 1869.
· Terrance Powderly was a famous leader.
· Over 700,000 members at its peak.
· Favored 8-hour work day, opposed child labor.
· Fell from importance in the 1890s.

These statements are describing which organization?

The Knights of Labor.

The National Labor Union.

The American Federation of Labor.

The Congress of Industrial Organizations.

Answer explanation

The organization being described is The Knights of Labor. It was organized in 1869, led by Terrance Powderly, and had over 700,000 members at its peak. It favored an 8-hour work day and opposed child labor. However, it fell from importance in the 1890s.

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